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Library first floor and basement floor plans, Springfield City Library – Vintage Wall Art

Library first floor and basement floor plans, Springfield City Library — historic image
Library first floor and basement floor plans, Springfield City Library. Historic image from the Libraries collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Library first floor and basement floor plans, Springfield City Library, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Library first floor and basement floor plans, Springfield City Library

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Lead with what sets this sheet apart: it is a pair of floor plans, not a photograph, showing the first and basement levels of the Springfield City Library. Plans like these were the working drawings a building committee and architect used to settle room sizes, stack layouts, reading room placement and where the stairs and service spaces would go. Public libraries of this era were often organized around a central circulation desk on the main floor, with bookstacks and utility rooms pushed to the lower level, so a plan like this shows how the building was meant to function day to day. Comparing the two levels reveals how much of a library's footprint went to storage rather than to readers.

Original scan4,143 × 5,134 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi
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